Members of this family are essential for 40S ribosomal biogenesis. The structure of EMG1 has revealed that it is a novel member of the superfamily of alpha/beta knot fold methyltransferases [2].

1: Nep1p (Emg1p), a novel protein conserved in eukaryotes and archaea, is involved in ribosome biogenesis. Eschrich D, Buchhaupt M, Kotter P, Entian KD; Curr Genet 2002;40:326-338. PMID:11935223

2: The yeast ribosome synthesis factor Emg1 is a novel member of the superfamily of alpha/beta knot fold methyltransferases. Leulliot N, Bohnsack MT, Graille M, Tollervey D, Van Tilbeurgh H; Nucleic Acids Res. 2008;36:629-639. PMID:18063569